Join us for a live performance and conversation with collaborating artists Shannon Linton and Meghan Sheffield.
Shannon Linton is a singer-songwriter, climate activist and community builder. She is the co-founder of SONG and the mom of two phenomenal teenagers. She has released a dozen or so songs, has played a handful of festivals (Blue Skies, Cultivate, Hibernate and NFOTA), and has a bunch of projects set for release in 2026 and 2027. You can find her at shannonlintonmusic.com and listen to her music on Bandcamp or your favourite streaming service.
Meghan Sheffield is a multidisciplinary artist, mother, and community connector who is deeply interested in the webs of interconnection that thrive in both the human and more-than-human world. She created her first crankie as a pandemic project in 2021. Crankie theatre is an analogue art form that makes a panoramic theatre experience from images on scrolling paper, hand-cranked in an illuminated box. This project incorporates earth-inks sourced from black walnut and fire ash, and a theatre box made from reclaimed wood by Meghan’s husband and frequent collaborator David Newland.
Through this collaboration, Meghan has created a new crankie show to accompany Shannon’s new song It All Depends. Incorporating themes of belonging and interconnection, the crankie invites viewers to meander along a river’s winding route, meeting characters of many species along the journey.
Meghan and Shannon are life-long residents of Northumberland County and the traditional homelands of Michi Saagig Nishnaabeg, and share a commitment to this place and all the many beings who call it home.
This project was made possible through the support of Community Power Northumberland.